Never dropped a prop - sheared a couple of axle shafts. Front
suspension? -torsion rod and hydraulic dampers - seemed bulletproof. Of
course the brakes were inadequate. Or were your comments about problems
restricted to the Marina?
My grave concerns and fears with the Marina were ameliorated by the
amusing speculation as to which bit might fall off next and whether my
journey would be completed at all. Mind you, to be fair, it was at
least 2 years old at the time. "Harsh but wallowy" - oh my - is that
like the Leica 'sharp but soft' quality?
AndrewF
On 23/05/2004, at 9:51 PM, Julian Davies wrote:
>
> Propshaft separation at the gearbox end was the most dramatic. Pole -
> vaulting anyone?
> Then there's the tendency of the front suspension to collapse
> completely...
> Still, they resisted the temptation to produce a Marina Million. On
> second
> thoughts that could have something to do with the sales....
> Did you not recognise that "I wonder which way the front wheels are
> pointing" feeling when you drove the Marina? Or that cleverly
> engineered
> "harsh but somehow wallowy" ride quality?
>
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: [OM] Re: [OM][OT] Re: Olympus moving to PA
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>
>>
>> I drove a Marina once - it had NOTHING in common with a moggy dammit.
>> More like such other classics as the Lada Samara or the Trabant.
>> What faults? :)
>> AndrewF
>>
>> On 23/05/2004, at 8:34 PM, Julian Davies wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The Minor was available in 1971 IIRC in England. It was then
>>> "replaced" with
>>> the Marina, which became the Ital and lasted Well into the 80s. Sadly
>>> these
>>> were Minors in drag, complete with all the known faults and none of
>>> the
>>> charm.
>>> If wondering whatever happened to the British car industry, think no
>>> further
>>> than this example of peddling the same old crap for thirty plus
>>> years.
>>>
>>> Julian
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:10 AM
>>> Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus moving to PA
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not so crazy. When the Morris Minor was discontinued in England in
>>>> 1962
>>>> (?)
>>>
>>>
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